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Train Derailment in DC (5 Freight Cars in Anacostia River)
CNN ^
| 11/9/2007
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Posted on 11/09/2007 12:39:56 PM PST by Pyro7480
CNN reporting that there has been a train derailment in Washington, DC. 5 cars of a CSX freight train have fallen into the Anacostia River. No reported injuries at the moment.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: csx; dc; derailment; rail; river; train; washington
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Breaking now.
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posted on
11/09/2007 12:39:57 PM PST
by
Pyro7480
To: Pyro7480
There is ongoing litigation over rerouting trains with dangerous or toxic cargos that now run through Washington, D.C. So far they are still allowed to run, despite close proximity to the Capitol. I hope these aren’t tank cars full of chlorine gas.
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posted on
11/09/2007 12:45:09 PM PST
by
3AngelaD
(They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
To: 3AngelaD
I believe the cars are filled with coal. Several fell into the river, apparently.
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posted on
11/09/2007 12:53:13 PM PST
by
khnyny
(Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed. Winston Churchill)
To: khnyny
Rush hour should be interesting tonight. Sigh.
To: khnyny
I believe the cars are filled with coal. Algore's carbon credits?...........
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posted on
11/09/2007 12:56:31 PM PST
by
Red Badger
( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
To: Pyro7480
Well, at least we know the engineers aren’t illegals. Yet.
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posted on
11/09/2007 12:56:57 PM PST
by
Kimberly GG
(Support Duncan Hunter in YOUR State....http://duncanhunter.meetup.com/1/)
To: Kimberly GG
We also probably know that this is not terror-related. That pronouncement was probably uttered before the first car hit the water.
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posted on
11/09/2007 12:58:48 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: 3AngelaD
Who cares about toxic cargos?
The VRE trains are shut down. It’s gonna be a memorable commute.
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posted on
11/09/2007 12:59:59 PM PST
by
PurpleMan
To: 3AngelaD
BTW:
If toxic wastes fall into the Anacostia River, how would anyone know?
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posted on
11/09/2007 1:01:06 PM PST
by
PurpleMan
To: freepertoo
Rush hour should be interesting tonight. Sigh.
Yep. The usual, especially on a Friday. Good luck and have a nice weekend.:)
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posted on
11/09/2007 1:01:29 PM PST
by
khnyny
(Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed. Winston Churchill)
To: khnyny
To: freepertoo
CNN seems to have taken the story down.
To: Red Badger
Algore's carbon credits?...........LOL! Yes, but only enough credits to cover about a half-day of Al's super-sized lifestyle.
To: freepertoo
At least there isn’t a ‘jumper’ on the Wilson Bridge.....
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posted on
11/09/2007 1:15:07 PM PST
by
dakine
To: 3AngelaD
I hope these aren’t tank cars full of chlorine gas. Anhydrous ammonia can be pretty nasty, too.
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posted on
11/09/2007 1:27:50 PM PST
by
lightman
(The Office of the Keys should be exercised as some ministry needs to be Exorcised.)
To: Red Badger
Algore's carbon credits?......There is a coal fired electrical power plant within visual distance of the US Capitol.
To: freepertoo
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posted on
11/09/2007 1:40:09 PM PST
by
imdref
To: khnyny
I believe the cars are filled with coal. Several fell into the river, apparently.Since they fell in SouthEast DC, watch for Jackson and Sharpton to make the waterway pollution into a race issue.
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posted on
11/09/2007 1:46:56 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(America: “the most benign hegemon in history.”—Mark Steyn)
To: PurpleMan
The anacostia is the nastiest body of water I have ever seen, bar none.
And I swam the Shagris...
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posted on
11/09/2007 1:50:05 PM PST
by
patton
(cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
To: patton
Can you belief they use it for the DC Triathlon?
Yuck, poohey.
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